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A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines"If you know Adi you may have heard about his dream of making only one wine." This wine here is a result of a wine made from different white and red grapes from the Kalmoesfontein farm. A beautiful light-footed wine that is best served slightly chilled with braai, poultry, white meat or simply as an aperitif.
Part of the proceeds from this wine will benefit a project for the endangered Cape Parrot.
Appellation
Swartland
Grape variety
grenache, chenin blanc, palomino, cinsault
Style
Rich & Exuberant
Format
750 ml
Available
€18.95
The winemaker
| Winemaker | Country | Region |
|---|---|---|
| A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines | South Africa | Swartland |
About the winemaker
A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines is the farm of Adi and his cousin Hein on the Paardeberg in Swartland South Africa. Adi is one of the most talked about winemakers of this area and, together with Eben Sadie, is seen as the pioneers of this popular wine region in South Africa. It was they who put this region on the map with wines from old vineyards and of a uniquely high level. Adi now cultivates a large area of vineyards and only the best vineyards are used for the famous Single-Vineyard wines. He works in the vineyards and cellar in a "baie-logical" way with respect for grape, nature and terroir.
Vineyard management
Practising organics
Details
| Vineyard | The grapes for this wine come from 23 different vineyards on the Kalmoesfontein in Swartland. The soils are rich in "decomposed granite". |
|---|---|
| Vinification | The grapes are harvested manually for three days and brought to the tank. Here the grapes are vinified together with a long skin maceration. The wine is not clarified or filtered before bottling and minimal sulphite is added. |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Oak aging | No |
| Ageing potential | up to 8 years after harvest |
| Alcohol percentage | 13% |
| Closure | Screw cap |
